Candice Lill (née Neethling; born 15 February 1992) is a South African cyclist who competes in the Cross-country and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport.
Life At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Lill competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 28th (last) place. She participated at the 2013 World Championships which were held in Pietermaritzburg.
No South African cross country cyclists qualified for the 2016 Olympics, and Lill herself spent that time focussing on road racing, returning to cross country cycling in 2018. Lill participated in the Elite Cross-country World Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and the 2020 Olympics.
She was third in Birmingham at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and she won a silver medal in the following year at the UCI Marathon World Championships.
Personal life She is married to fellow South African cyclist, Darren Lill.
Major results Mountain bike
2009 3rd Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships 2012 2nd Cross-country, National Championships 2013 2nd Cross-country, African Under-23 Championships National Championships 2nd Under-23 cross-country 3rd Marathon 2014 1st Cross-country, African Under-23 Championships 3rd Cross-country, National Championships 2019 1st Cross-country, National Championships 3rd Cross-country, African Championships 2022 3rd Cross-country, Commonwealth Games 2023 2nd Marathon, UCI World Championships 2024 UCI XCO World Cup 2nd Les Gets 3rd Val di Sole 4th Cross-country, UCI World Championships 3rd Marathon, UCI World Championships 2026 1st Overall Cape Epic (with Alessandra Keller)
Road 2015 KZN Autumn Series 7th Hibiscus Cycle Classic 10th Freedom Day Classic 2021 1st Time trial, National Championships
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